Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory

A-League Men 2 Jan 2026, 08:35
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
3–2
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Perth Glory
Perth Glory
🏟 AAMI Park Round 11

Match report

Melbourne Victory edged past Perth Glory 3-2 in the A-League Men on 2 January 2026. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Melbourne Victory dominated possession with 61% of the ball and had 18 shots to Perth Glory's 9.

The match was played at AAMI Park.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 61% - 39% Shots 18 - 9 On target 7 - 3 Corners 8 - 3 Fouls 8 - 12 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Louis D'Arrigo
Melbourne Victory · 1 goal
8 Khoa Ngo 1 goal
7 Nishan Velupillay 1 goal
7 Clarismario 1 goal
7 Trent Ostler 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–5 9–4
Shots On Goal 2–2 5–1
Ball Possession 62–38 —
Corners 6–3 2–0
Attacks 64–29 59–47
Match statistics
8 Corners 3
5 Substitution 4
123 Attacks 76
50 Dangerous Attacks 25
7 On Target 3
11 Off Target 6
61% Ball Possession 39%
18 Shots Total 9
7 Shots On Goal 3
7 Shots Off Goal 4
4 Shots Blocked 2
13 Shots Inside Box 5
5 Shots Outside Box 4
8 Fouls 12
8 Corners 3
1 Offsides 4
56% Ball Possession 44%
0 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 4
497 Passes Total 390
404 Passes Accurate 298
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-2-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Melbourne Victory · 4-2-3-1
25 J. Duncan
16 J. Inserra 15 S. Esposito 21 R. Miranda 2 J. Davidson
27 L. D'Arrigo 10 D. Genreau
17 N. Velupillay 64 J. Mata 11 Clarismario
9 N. Vergos
Perth Glory · 4-2-2-2
29 M. Sutton
2 C. Shamoon 45 B. Kaltak 4 S. Wootton 3 S. Sutton
18 R. Bozinovski 27 W. Freney
7 N. Pennington 20 T. Ostler
17 A. Sulemani 34 T. Lawrence
Melbourne Victory
Coach
Arthur Diles
Substitutes
  • 3 Adama Traoré
  • 23 Keegan Jelacic
  • 14 Matthew Grimaldi
  • 29 Oliver Dragicevic
  • 19 Jing Lual
  • 40 Jack Warshawsky
  • 28 Kayne Razmovski
Perth Glory
Coach
Adam Griffiths
Substitutes
  • 26 Khoa Ngo
  • 22 Adam Taggart
  • 39 Giovanni De Abreu
  • 10 Luke Amos
  • 40 Ryan Warner
  • 24 Andriano Lebib
  • 5 Riley Foxe
Substitutions
  • 17' ↑ A. Traore ↓ Roderick Melbourne Victory
  • 54' ↑ A. Taggart ↓ A. Sulemani Perth Glory
  • 54' ↑ K. Ngo ↓ T. Ostler Perth Glory
  • 77' ↑ M. Grimaldi ↓ J. Mata Melbourne Victory
  • 77' ↑ K. Jelacic ↓ N. Velupillay Melbourne Victory
  • 77' ↑ L. Amos ↓ N. Pennington Perth Glory
  • 77' ↑ G. De Abreu ↓ R. Bozinovski Perth Glory
  • 85' ↑ J. Reec ↓ Clarismario Melbourne Victory
  • 86' ↑ O. Dragicevic ↓ D. Genreau Melbourne Victory
Cards
  • 42' T. Ostler Perth Glory
  • 51' C. A. Shamoon Perth Glory
  • 71' N. Pennington Perth Glory
Head-to-head
Melbourne Victory 12 2 draws 2 Perth Glory
2026-01-02 Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory 3 - 2
2025-10-31 Perth Glory vs Melbourne Victory 0 - 2
2025-09-24 Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory 0 - 0
2025-09-21 Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory 1 - 0
2025-02-01 Perth Glory vs Melbourne Victory 0 - 2
2024-12-08 Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory 2 - 0
Recent form
Melbourne Victory D L W W D
Perth Glory D D L D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory?
Melbourne Victory won 3-2 against Perth Glory on 2 January 2026.
Who won Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory?
Melbourne Victory won the match 3-2.
Where was Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory played?
The match was played at AAMI Park.
Who had more possession in Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory?
Melbourne Victory had 61% of possession, compared to 39% for the other side.